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American Rabbi
NYU Press 1997; US$ 79.00American Rabbi provides a comprehensive and insightful assessment of Rabbi Jacob Agus' standing as a notable Jewish thinker. The volume brings together original writings by a range of distinguished contributors to consider the main aspects of Agus' life and work in detail and to flesh out the broad and repercussive themes of his corpus. Taken... more...
Judentum für Christen
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 126.00Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657) was one of the most important Rabbis of the Early ModernAge in Europe. He became known primarily through his leading role in negotiating the readmission of the Jews to England. The England negotiations, however, were only the final chapter of a life-long program, which is fully examined in detail for the first time in... more...
Jüdische Existenz in der Moderne
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 140.00In this book, internationally renowned historians reconstruct the biography and intellectual development of the rabbi and historian Abraham Geiger (1810?1874). The focus is on Geiger?s intellectual defense of Judaism?s right to exist, his efforts for a modernizing reform of the Jewish communities as well as his interpretation of the relationship of... more...
The Charismatic Spirituality of Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Edwin Mellen Press 2011; US$ 159.95This is a reflection on the teachings of Abraham Joshua Heschel, a teacher to an entire generation of rabbis. Breslauer looks at Heschel as an ethical scholar, a teacher of both Jewish and non-Jewish traditions, and a Jewish Kabbalah mystic. The book addresses Heschels concern that a spiritual crisis existed for all religions. In... more...
The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 26.00Discusses the problems Maimonides encountered, showing the depth and breadth of his philosophical thought. more...
Abba Hillel Silver and American Zionism
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 69.95The essays collected here investigate Rabbi Silver's Zionist political leadership, his impact on American Judaism, ideological orientation and relations with the leaders of the Palestine Jewish community, World Zionist Organization and the Jewish State. more...
Rabbinic Theology and Jewish Intellectual History (Seidler)
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00Rabbi Loew (the Maharal) of Prague remains one of the most influential and prolific Jewish thinkers of his time. Widely considered one of the fathers of Hassidic thought and a harbinger of Modern Jewish philosophy, his life and work have retained their influence and remain prevalent today. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, this book ranges... more...
Halakhic Positions of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Jason Aronson, Inc. 1998; US$ 37.99In Halakhic Positions of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik , insights into Jewish law from the preeminent figure of twentieth-century modern Orthodoxy are presented in a clear and concise manner. Commonly known as "the Rav," Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, zt"l, has stimulated and influenced the intellectual mind and touched the sensitive hearts of thousands... more...
My Life in Jewish Renewal
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2012; US$ 33.99A powerful memoir chronicling the life of one of America?s most celebrated rabbis?from his youth in the shadows of the Nazis through the tumultuous 1960?s in America to his position as a renowned religious leader today. Reflecting Reb Zalman?s warm, endearing personality, this book brings together his dynamic life story for the first time. more...
Burnt Books
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 25.00Part of the Jewish Encounter series Rodger Kamenetz, acclaimed author of The Jew in the Lotus, has long been fascinated by the mystical tales of the Hasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. And for many years he has taught a course in Prague on Franz Kafka. The more he thought about their lives and writings, the more aware he became of unexpected... more...









